Schefter just reported on Sunday Countdown on ESPN that with Mike Nolan coming to Miami, and with JT and JP getting up there in age, he expects Miami to try and get Dumervil, who has 3 more career sacks than Mario Williams.

A first and third is definitely to steep a price but if a second pick is all it takes then it should be done... You're picking a sure thing instead of taking a risk, it'll be stupid not to do it in that situation

ESPN's Adam Schefter suggests that impending restricted free agent OLB Elvis Dumervil will be on the Dolphins' radar this offseason.The connection with Mike Nolan is obvious, as Dumervil enjoyed a career year under the Fins' new defensive boss in 2009. Dumervil also is from Miami. While the Broncos surely will want to retain the 26-year-old NFL sacks leader, coach Josh McDaniels abides by the ideology that any player is trade-able. The Dolphins' No. 12 overall pick could probably get it done.Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

Moral of the story is that sometimes raw numbers can be decieving. That entire team sucked against the run, not just him. When you have that kind of run D it's more of an interior line problem and not so much a LB issue. I think he'll be better than avg with our guys.

Moral of the story is that sometimes raw numbers can be decieving. That entire team sucked against the run, not just him. When you have that kind of run D it's more of an interior line problem and not so much a LB issue. I think he'll be better than avg with our guys.

so we picked up a D-Coordinator that can't scheme against the run? great

Not so much scheme... run D in a 3-4 starts and ends with your NT. Denver's NT ranks somewhere with the save the spotted owl society.

all solveable by picking up Vince Wilfork as well!

This might be a question for another thread, but say the Dolphins do get Wilfork, and they draft McClain and maybe an outside linebacker in the 2nd round. It's the 3rd round and Cody is still there, do you take him?

Not so much scheme... run D in a 3-4 starts and ends with your NT. Denver's NT ranks somewhere with the save the spotted owl society.

all solveable by picking up Vince Wilfork as well!

This might be a question for another thread, but say the Dolphins do get Wilfork, and they draft McClain and maybe an outside linebacker in the 2nd round. It's the 3rd round and Cody is still there, do you take him?

Nah, we need safety help... and Cody seems to be so one dimensional we could probably snag a better NT in a later draft.

Elvis is listed at 5'11, but 5'10 3/4 is probably more like it. But since when did a Parcells team start going after smaller linebackers? I recall Bill Belichick talking about these Dolphins and Parcells' player size preference:

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“This has Bill Parcells stamped all over it, no question about it,” Belichick said of the Dolphins. “All the linebackers are big. All the outside linebackers can rush. Their corners are big. Running backs are big. Tackles are big. They’re a big, powerful team. I’m sure that’s the way Tony [Sparano] wants it, the way Bill wants it. It’s the way Jeff [Ireland] wants it. They trade for a guy like McDaniel, they get a big defensive lineman, that’s what they want and that’s what they got with him. They sign a guy like [Cameron] Wake from [CFL] who can rush the edge. That’s why they signed him. Another big guy who can run and rush the quarterback.”